Playing to win

It's really not about the record, according to Morrison; it's really just about having fun and making music.

More than 6453 people are required to break the World's Biggest Orchestra record in July and Morrison says numbers are climbing steadily.

"Over the last few days there have been about 200 people a day [registering].

"But we've still got a long way to go," he says.

Although it would help, a lot one would think, it doesn't matter if you don't believe your level of skill is up to playing in an orchestra, there are easy parts and more challenging parts written for each instrument, Morrison says.

"I've even got parts in there for the Tamborine and Triangle. This is your chance to be in an orchestra and to make history!"

The thousands-strong-orchestra will attempt to play a medley of 3 iconic songs: Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda, followed by Beethoven's Ode to Joy, before finishing on Queen's We Will Rock You.

"When I told our concert master [what] the medley will be, he said 'oh, so just the standard medley then!'

"And with Waltzing Matilda - this is going to be seen all around the world, we need a piece that is recognised as Australian."

Daniel Cooper, 20, will take part in the event playing the largest and lowest-pitched instrument: the tuba.

"I started playing in middle school," he says, "I originally wanted to play the saxophone, but the problem was, when the school orchestra was being organised all the saxophone positions were picked up.

"It's just been the school orchestras, but nothing quite this big!" Daniel says.

The World's Biggest Orchestra attempt will take place on Saturday July 13 at Lang Park.

"We need the space to put all that many musicians, and of course mum and dad and grandma want to come and watch," Morrison says.

"I've been there to test the acoustics and it's going to sound amazing!"